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Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:34:26 -0400
...The procedure removes the rocker arms and intake runners to access the cylinder head nuts. Then the nuts are retorqued, not with a torque...
Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list - karl
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:40:00 -0400
Tony, You can try resealing the nut, BUT- I have seen more than one cylinder head actually develop a hairline crack exactly around the...
Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:12:41 -0500
...Help! Cylinder head stud broken I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the...
Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:01:21 -0400
On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head cap nut, rearmost right side under the power...
Help! Cylinder head stud broken
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:42:05 -0800
I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the last step to 36 ft...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700
...I have a > leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried 3 different sealants and nothing > stops the coolant from leaking past the nut. I...
Re: Drips at gasket, can't tighten more
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:38:45 +0000
Cylinder head nut torque has no effect on the outer gaskets. the clamping load holds the heads on top of the cylinders and the...
Re: nylon head nuts?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 01:22:16 EDT
In a message dated 10/15/03 8:12:55 PM, jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM writes: << They only use nylon cylinder head nuts on...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:09:52 -0700
...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque Hi all I'm searching but don't see a clear direction on this. For checking...
Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:11:31 -0400
...Mourkas wrote: > > On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head > cap nut, rearmost right side under...
Re: Replaced heads, now water in oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:54:21 -0400
Did you put sealant on the flanges of the head nuts? Water can also seep here. One of the nuts may not be torqued...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:04:31 -0400
...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque Hi all I'm searching but don't see a clear direction on this. For checking...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
...Cylinder Head Question Follow Up > > So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs > and bolts or nuts...
Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 16:58:03 -0700
I have just replaced the head on 90 Vanagon with a 2.1L engine. I have a leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:24:51 -0500
...Leaky Head Nut? I have just replaced the head on 90 Vanagon with a 2.1L engine. I have a leaky cylinder head nut...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:38:17 -0600
...I have just replaced the head on 90 Vanagon with a 2.1L engine. I have a leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:23:53 -0800
...Cylinder Head Question Follow Up So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs and bolts or nuts...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600
...Entity Walter E Stephens spoke thus: >> It is not your nut that is leaking but the head gasket. No pressure should >> be coming up...
no idle after cylinder head replacement
Historical mailing list - Craig
Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:57:40 -0700
...After adjusting the valves on cylinder 1, I turned the crankshaft nut 90 degrees _counterclockwise_ and adjusted cylinder 2, then another 90 degrees _counterclockwise...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:35:45 -0700
...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque > > Hi all > > I'm searching but don't see a clear direction on this. > For checking...
nylon head nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:09:28 -0700
...They only use nylon cylinder head nuts on their rebuilt engines. They claim that this eliminates the need to re-torque the head. Anybody...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:24:05 -0700
...torque head nuts once head is properly installed. Looking further in Bentley manual, interesting to see that theres pages on "Cylinder head resealing". I...
WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:12:39 -0700
...For checking, re-torquing WBX head nuts (I think it's the first one): - in Bentley torque sequence, check torque of each nut, re...
Re: Best way to access upper head bolts to fix leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:31:29 -0700
...THE one thing you don't want to happen, is the cylinder head stud breaks off down in the engine. ( instead of the nut...
Wanted 2.1L Cylinder head
Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:20:04 -0400
...1 cylinder head that they want to sell? I'd consider a whole engine also. Mine started leaking from the cylinder nut underneath the...
Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:39:13 -0800
...You will need to remove the head, and at least lift the cylinder out slight to replace the stud. They are fairly tight in...
Re: Stuck Head - The Rest of the Story
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:20:15 -0700
...head, loosening the nut, and hammering the head outward. Two one hour sessions of doing this repeatedly finally got the head loose. The cylinders...
Re: QE: Cylinder head temp.
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Fri, 30 Sep 94 16:45:52 CDT
...the cylinder head gets a lot hotter than the oil. >Another question: I tried to unscrew the transmission fluid inspection >and refill plug - with...
Re: Head gasket again...
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:07:14 -0500
...the top of the cylinder has never and will never hold back > > compression > > never over torque a cylinder head nut ever when you increase...
Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 06:12:42 EDT
...Mourkas" <mourkas@TELPLUS.NET> writes: >On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder >head >cap nut, rearmost...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 16:01:07 -0700
...Would I be overly hopeful to think that > this minimal nut tightening this late would save me having to remove the > heads? > > Tom > > 84...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:47:42 -0700
...Would I be overly hopeful to think that > this minimal nut tightening this late would save me having to remove the > heads? > > Tom > > 84...
nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:54:09 -0700
...Yesterday I took the valve covers off and used a torque wrench to inspect the tightness of the nuts on the heads - well, all...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:09:13 -0700
...re-torquing WBX head nuts (I think it's the first one): > > - in Bentley torque sequence, check torque of each nut, re-torque as...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:02:45 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:13:05 -0700
...Would I be overly hopeful to think that >> this minimal nut tightening this late would save me having to remove the >> heads? >> >> Tom >> >> 84...
Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:19:48 -0500
...in cylinder recesses in head - Install head - Put a dab of yellow gasket-set sealant or Loctite sealant on head studs - Torque nuts in...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:21:35 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:41:17 -0500
...Cylinder Head Question Follow Up > > So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs > and bolts or nuts...
Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:44:51 -0400
...400 miles later head starts leaking again, this time around one of the head nuts. Thought is that maybe the head cracked. So, did...
Re: Frozen slave cylinder
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:31:58 -0500
...the cylinder mount,where the old cylinder now is. Next, loosen up on the 12mm hydraulic line and turn out the flare nut,till...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 22:11:24 -0400
...If the head nuts are lose you need to be concerned. Unless you know they were not properly installed you have to reason that...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:42:36 -0500
...cylinder-to-case surface problems, cylinder-to-head problems, main bearing studs with sealing nuts, staked rod nuts, oil pump sealing nuts, or head...
Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:50:58 +0000
...original head. > > 400 miles later head starts leaking again, this time around one of the > > head nuts. Thought is that maybe the head cracked...
Re: Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:48:02 -0800
...Insert the open end between the head and the tab on the cylinder like the tab is a nut/bolt (thus, the tab is...
Re: Head gasket again...
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:55:14 -0500
...the top of the cylinder has never and will never hold back compression never over torque a cylinder head nut ever when you increase...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:49:50 -0700
...presume I can get away with doing a test like this and not applying the yellow nut sealant (eg, loosening the heads to apply...
Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:03:10 -0500
So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs and bolts or nuts ? Probably they have very many...
Re: Exhaust Pipe Q?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:05:57 EDT
...is there a certain configuration of the studs/nuts and bolts that hold the crossover pipes on the cylinders? Right now, Cylinder #1 has...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:12:28 -0500
...General engine bolt/nut sizes Sounds like the cylinder head top gasket pushed back allowing a leak to 'torch' the head. Depending on the...
Re: Stuck Head
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 22:54:29 -0400
...on cylinders > sticking to the head, but that is not my problem (yet). > > I backed off the head nuts. However, the head wouldn't...
Re: Air in cooling system
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 17:20:12 -0300
...the engine by the cylinder heads, or blue white encrustations in same area, or on the cylinder head nuts visible in the engine compartment...
Re: 1.6 TD torque specs
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:43:32 -0700
...lb) Manifolds to cylinder head (nut or bolt)....25 Nm (18 ft. lb) (Same as for non-turbo.) Source: Bentley's Rabbit/Jetta Diesel...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:24:28 -0700
...Ultimately ...head or heads will have to come off. also .....due to danger of corrosion on cylinder headstuds ...I don't like to see...
Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:49:24 -0400
...head with cylinder attached and, with much effort, removed it away from the engine. I then made a wrist pin puller using nuts, washers...
front exhaust pipe
Historical mailing list - Wickham, Steve
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:15:05 -0700
...side) is attached to the cylinder head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two nuts? Is this normal? Can a...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:42:04 -0400
...This will also be the result of the heads not being properly clamped to the cylinders. If the lower nuts leak coolant will get...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:32:22 -0400
...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes > yes 16mm on some power steering ....... > like front engine four cylinder cars. About the only place I...
Re: Stuck Head
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 23:12:09 -0400
...on cylinders > sticking to the head, but that is not my problem (yet). > > I backed off the head nuts. However, the head wouldn't...